<p>Pakistani actress Veena Malik today expressed shock and disbelief over a Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentencing her and her husband to 26 years in prison for alleged blasphemy.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"26 years! Come on. 26 years is a lifetime...But I have faith in higher courts in Pakistan. When the final verdict comes, it will do justice to me. Nothing bad is going to happen," said Malik.<br /><br />The court in Gilgit-Baltistan region yesterday sentenced 30-year-old Malik along with the owner of the country's biggest media group to 26 years in prison for broadcasting a show it said was blasphemous.<br /><br />But the order is unlikely to be implemented because verdicts by courts in the region do not apply to the rest of the country, Gulf News reported.<br /><br />The four people convicted were also ordered to pay a fine of Rs 1.3 million, sell their properties and surrender their passports, according to a copy of the court order.<br /><br />Malik feels that such a verdict is an attempt to tarnish her image. She claimed that such a sentence would undo years of good work such as helping earthquake victims in Pakistan.<br /><br />"How could they pass a judgement against a woman who just delivered a baby through C-section? I dreamt of building a hospital in Pakistan and do other good work. This sentence is ridiculous and I am innocent. I feel emotionally broken."<br /><br />Malik returned to Dubai two weeks ago from the US after giving birth to a baby boy.<br /><br />"We are planning to return to Pakistan in December. I have always been a person who faced troubles by looking it in the eye. I have faced highs and lows in my life. But I am sure I haven’t done anything wrong."<br /><br />Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, owner of Geo and Jang group, was accused of allowing the airing of a blasphemous programme by Geo television in May, which played a religious song while staging a mock marriage of Malik with Asad Bashir.</p>
<p>Pakistani actress Veena Malik today expressed shock and disbelief over a Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentencing her and her husband to 26 years in prison for alleged blasphemy.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"26 years! Come on. 26 years is a lifetime...But I have faith in higher courts in Pakistan. When the final verdict comes, it will do justice to me. Nothing bad is going to happen," said Malik.<br /><br />The court in Gilgit-Baltistan region yesterday sentenced 30-year-old Malik along with the owner of the country's biggest media group to 26 years in prison for broadcasting a show it said was blasphemous.<br /><br />But the order is unlikely to be implemented because verdicts by courts in the region do not apply to the rest of the country, Gulf News reported.<br /><br />The four people convicted were also ordered to pay a fine of Rs 1.3 million, sell their properties and surrender their passports, according to a copy of the court order.<br /><br />Malik feels that such a verdict is an attempt to tarnish her image. She claimed that such a sentence would undo years of good work such as helping earthquake victims in Pakistan.<br /><br />"How could they pass a judgement against a woman who just delivered a baby through C-section? I dreamt of building a hospital in Pakistan and do other good work. This sentence is ridiculous and I am innocent. I feel emotionally broken."<br /><br />Malik returned to Dubai two weeks ago from the US after giving birth to a baby boy.<br /><br />"We are planning to return to Pakistan in December. I have always been a person who faced troubles by looking it in the eye. I have faced highs and lows in my life. But I am sure I haven’t done anything wrong."<br /><br />Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, owner of Geo and Jang group, was accused of allowing the airing of a blasphemous programme by Geo television in May, which played a religious song while staging a mock marriage of Malik with Asad Bashir.</p>